problems with teh pullup

My lats are never that sore after doing these, in fact, they the DOMS are much worst after a hard day of benching. I do overhand grip, about shoulder width. Im not strong enough to do my own weight for many reps, so I use a chair to support some of my weight. I feel this exercise like crazy in my rhomboids and arms, but I feel that my lats are getting cheated. Should I just focus on negatives to build my strength, so that I can do them without the chair, or what?

Yeah. Wider grip will put a lot more of the weight on your lats. Also, don't do any biceps curls before you do your pullups. If you make sure your biceps are fresh, that will give your lats a better workout because you will be able to do more pullups.

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Where are you doing chin ups ?
In the gym or somewhere close to you (ie at home ?)

If you have regular access to a bar you can use the 'Grease the Groove' method.
Do chin ups multiple times a day.
Never work to failure.
Do 1 set, forget about it for the next few hours.
Next time you walk past the room do another set, using an exact rep scheme of 'how many you can be bothered doing'.

Your strength and ability to do the exercise will go through the roof.

A better idea, at this point, would be the lat pull down machine. If you prefer your palms facing away from you take a relatively wide grip. On a standard lat pull down bar, that means you should be just inside the downward curve of the ends. Otherwise, take a narrow grip wherein your palms face you, or the paralell grip.

If the latter (the narrow grips), do your best to imagine that your biceps are paralyzed which leaves naught but the lats and rear delt (a negligible contributor) to draw your elbows straight down in front of you. Your torso remains perfectly straight and rigid. If done right:

-The cable coming from the pully will be tracking at an angle away from you. In a regular old pull down one generally shifts the body around somewhat to accomodate a very straight line down the collar bones.

-You'll also be feeling it (annoyingly I might add) in your abdominal muscle, as you struggle to keep your back from arching.

Keinhaar, if you pre-exhaust your biceps you won't be able to do hardly any pulldowns at all. Doing very few pulldowns will greatly limit the exercise your lats get. For most people, their biceps are what limit the number of pulldowns/pull ups they can do. The lat is a much larger, stronger muscle with better leverage on the humerus. The best way to emphasize it during pulldowns/pull ups, is to use a a wide grip.

If you are able to find such a thing, a machine that allows you to adduct your arms applying force at the elbows would be ideal to work specifically your lats.

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